For the original station, at a slightly different location, see Backworth railway station (1847–1965).
Disused railway station in Backworth, Tyne and Wear
Backworth
Backworth railway station in 1970
General information
Location
Newcastle England
Platforms
2
Other information
Status
Disused
History
Original company
Blyth and Tyne Railway
Pre-grouping
North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping
London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
28 August 1841
B&T station opened as Holywell
April 1860
B&T station renamed Backworth
27 June 1864
B&T station closed
27 June 1864
Opened as Hotspur
June 1865
Renamed Backworth
13 June 1977
Closed
Backworth railway station served part of Newcastle in the English county of Northumberland, later part of Tyne and Wear. The station opened as Hotspur, replacing another Backworth station on the line to Morpeth which had been opened as Holywell.
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